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Editor: I enjoyed Jennifer Fumiko Cahill's Top Ten Dick Moves of 2023 in the Dec. 28 issue (Rex Bohn gets a two-fer!). One she missed...

The resolution – supported unanimously by the present supervisors, though 5th District Supervisor Steve Madrone and 4th District Supervisor Natalie Arroyo were absent – allows a government agency, nonprofit or religious organization to set up a site where homeless residents can park and stay safely while receiving connection to services. While the resolution was initially passed in June, 2022, not a single agency or nonprofit took advantage of it.

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It’s been more than six months since the Humboldt County Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the permits and permit modifications necessary for local developer...

Kim Class, Sequoia Humane Society executive director, added, “(This is) the big event of the year for us. A lot of people think it’s ‘Woofstock,’ but ‘Woofstock’ (which takes place in the summer) is more of a community event, whereas this is our biggest fundraiser."

Frank Riggs, who represented the North Coast for three terms in the 1990s, died Dec. 20. He was 73 years old. Cathy Riggs, Frank’s former wife, said he died from complications from surgery involving a heart valve issue.

Frank Riggs, who represented the North Coast for three terms in the 1990s, died Dec. 20. He was 73 years old. Cathy Riggs, Frank’s former wife, said he died from complications from surgery involving a heart valve issue.

Frank Riggs, who represented the North Coast for three terms in the 1990s, died Dec. 20. He was 73 years old. Cathy Riggs, Frank’s former wife, said he died from complications from surgery involving a heart valve issue.

Humboldt is short on a great many things — housing, OBGYNs, Portuguese restaurants — but 2023 had no shortage of dick moves. Dick moves are...

A county ad hoc committee found that after staff expenses, office rent and operating costs, the bureau had $59,024 out of the $315,874 they got from the county in fiscal year 2023-24 to fulfill their end of the contract, which requires marketing Humboldt County to potential tourists. The committee concluded the funds were “insufficient for a robust marketing campaign,” per the staff report for the item.